https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/alm8/activity/ Activity feed for Anthony Monaco. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:14:09 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 cd6ce21b6dc423c35d62169f43ef0aed https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11385/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:44:28 -0400 I was definitely opened up to what the medical device industry is like. I don’t regret taking this course as one of my electives for mechanical engineering. Although there were points that were hard to relate, I was able to…   Read more»

]]> 3442499afda35964b30511264c993f6a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11384/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:44:27 -0400 I completely agree with what you mentioned, but is a witness for an oral agreement actually enough to back up a claim in court? I know it is better than nothing and a written agreement is definitely preferred, but does…   Read more»

]]> f9ee1722df8fdf574842f6d07a6f1023 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11277/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:43:33 -0400 I definitely agree with this. Although I haven’t had any experience in a non-welcoming culture, I definitely feel a welcoming culture promotes better work and employee retention. No matter how hard the work got, I at least did not have…   Read more»

]]> ef53e9eae1eb826c83ad78341349adc9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11275/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:43:32 -0400 One thing I noticed within the company that I work for is how quickly organizational behavior can change. The overall attitude of the company was fantastic until the CEO was replaced and the organizational structure was changing. With people losing…   Read more»

]]> 9f2bea28fbd20ee8b55fb3a9c27824ab https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11270/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:43:30 -0400 Between each of the three organization types listed in the lecture, it is hard to say which is the most effective. I think it primarily depends on the size of the company or other factors. As a side note, even…   Read more»

]]> 4f291c17eb0f79641efdc6c301e4e385 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11162/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:40:26 -0400 This is very true. A group discussing the possible risks should not solely consist of safety employees or solely any other department. While conducting a risk analysis, there should be a wide variety of people that can input ideas from…   Read more»

]]> b1e84d0663defce3e82d4d01ccb729a0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11157/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:40:23 -0400 I definitely agree that having multiple risk assessments along the development process is essential. Along with this, however, I think it is also very important that that risk analysis meetings are more than just one meeting. By this I mean,…   Read more»

]]> bbeec327d8dc9441838cd9bea824e7e4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11154/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:40:22 -0400 I definitely agree with this. For most people, if a doctor prescribes you a medicine, and tells you how to take it, the patient is highly likely to take the medicine. Even if the patient was to read a warning…   Read more»

]]> 3662b442089aa98901ce0f96d8025c3a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11006/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:38:59 -0400 I am also on the side that all of the parts of the DDP are equally important. Everyone needs to know the scope of the project like the back of their hand, as well as what their duties are as…   Read more»

]]> 41401a7a8f0e95101698acd5b7ad1fbd https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11005/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:38:44 -0400 One thing that is very important when creating a Gantt chart is to recognize when the project should be done by and budget the time accordingly. By this, I mean that it should not be scheduled that a specific part…   Read more»

]]> be535a2e8babb1290976990ed4ec1302 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11004/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:38:43 -0400 As everyone has already mentioned, taking minutes at meetings are obviously important. I was the secretary of the executive board of my fraternity for a few years and one of my responsibilities was to take the minutes. It is important…   Read more»

]]> 735c6f6c023be7c48b6ea89ab9e2760f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/10868/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:37:21 -0400 There are many places within design control that can result in failure. This can either be in the early development stages of development or all the way at the end when the product is communicated with the public and released….   Read more»

]]> fe2a5eca810ac66d46cdfa3e078b160b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/10867/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:37:20 -0400 In mechanical engineering, design inputs are otherwise known as design constraints. In simpler terms, design constraints state the mandatory criteria that must be met from the final product design. All of the topics that have been previously stated: functionality, performance,…   Read more»

]]> 7aba42db061ee6ad2fbcffdeab3e4bcd https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/10866/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:37:19 -0400 With my background of mechanical engineering, the process of Design controls for medical device development is very similar to our product design process. The process steps are as follows: define the problem, brainstorm, research and generate ideas, identify criteria, select…   Read more»

]]> 054f89a59c91ccf05c92ba96689f1043 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/883/ Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:20:59 -0500 I was definitely opened up to what the medical device industry is like. I don’t regret taking this course as one of my electives for mechanical engineering. Although there were points that were hard to relate, I was able to grasp many concepts that I can relate to my industry. The only thing that I can point out that I didn’t like as much was…[Read more]

]]> 0 2de61b5014749b40a6be906c813fbf81 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/882/ Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:13:34 -0500 I completely agree with what you mentioned, but is a witness for an oral agreement actually enough to back up a claim in court? I know it is better than nothing and a written agreement is definitely preferred, but does having a witness really help prove an oral agreement that much?

]]> 0 05913a74a0727aa5ca7acd835e9a969d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/748/ Sun, 27 Nov 2016 23:39:52 -0500 I definitely agree with this. Although I haven’t had any experience in a non-welcoming culture, I definitely feel a welcoming culture promotes better work and employee retention. No matter how hard the work got, I at least did not have to deal with feeling isolated in the huge company. As an intern working in 3 different departments for 3 summers,…[Read more]

]]> 0 1e699300e40691c825f17b06fa60d863 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/746/ Sun, 27 Nov 2016 23:28:21 -0500 One thing I noticed within the company that I work for is how quickly organizational behavior can change. The overall attitude of the company was fantastic until the CEO was replaced and the organizational structure was changing. With people losing their jobs, the always positive attitude of the employees diminished. What I had found surprising,…[Read more]

]]> 0 74c51167dc4e6bddae550fd97f5226db https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/741/ Sun, 27 Nov 2016 19:51:57 -0500 Between each of the three organization types listed in the lecture, it is hard to say which is the most effective. I think it primarily depends on the size of the company or other factors. As a side note, even though it was mentioned that the departments in functional organizations are silos, this is not necessarily always true. The company I’ve…[Read more]

]]> 0 5a624bb73cb7fb0c576bdcf45b2023a7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/740/ Sun, 27 Nov 2016 19:51:57 -0500 Generally, I’d say between each of the three organization types listed in the lecture, it is hard to say which is the most effective. I think it primarily depends on the size of the company or other factors. As a side note, even though it was mentioned that the departments in functional organizations are silos, this is not necessarily always true.…[Read more]

]]> 0 a7f22c846641887bfab3e080acebfa57 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/607/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:35:08 -0500 This is very true. A group discussing the possible risks should not solely consist of safety employees or solely any other department. While conducting a risk analysis, there should be a wide variety of people that can input ideas from various viewpoints. It is also important that one looks at when a possible risk may occur. Some people may get…[Read more]

]]> 0 34aa00dce5d9d757cc1f565fe2b1dd12 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/602/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 01:01:13 -0500 I definitely agree that having multiple risk assessments along the development process is essential. Along with this, however, I think it is also very important that that risk analysis meetings are more than just one meeting. By this I mean, one can’t expect to think of all of the possible risks in a single meeting; even if a group of people are…[Read more]

]]> 0 481483004e686608bd64510aa1a0cf1f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/599/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:37:23 -0500 I definitely agree with this. For most people, if a doctor prescribes you a medicine, and tells you how to take it, the patient is highly likely to take the medicine. Even if the patient was to read a warning label later, they are still much more likely to trust the doctor’s judgement than what the label says. If the medicine was bought…[Read more]

]]> 0 9eb7e412b31fe8e7e66233e72c3623fb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/403/ Sun, 13 Nov 2016 22:47:04 -0500 I am also on the side that all of the parts of the DDP are equally important. Everyone needs to know the scope of the project like the back of their hand, as well as what their duties are as their respective department members. Communication is crucial as you cannot work as a team if you are not constructively communicating with each other. As for…[Read more]

]]> 0 42fa79fb7dd307b875d3b3cb3fa758e5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/402/ Sun, 13 Nov 2016 22:47:04 -0500 I am on the side that all of the parts of the DDP are equally important. Everyone needs to know the scope of the project like the back of their hand, as well as what their duties are as their respective department members. Communication is crucial as you cannot work as a team if you are not constructively communicating with each other. As for the…[Read more]

]]> 0 6a5d1bc36b1f79983853f8ff579baf2a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/401/ Sun, 13 Nov 2016 22:37:06 -0500 One thing that is very important when creating a Gantt chart is to recognize when the project should be done by and budget the time accordingly. By this, I mean that it should not be scheduled that a specific part of the project is to be done by the due date. You want to leave plenty of time for changes and adjustments that may need to be made to…[Read more]

]]> 0 cede65170c94f60d2b9fc98b4df69658 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/400/ Sun, 13 Nov 2016 22:33:28 -0500 As everyone has already mentioned, taking minutes at meetings are obviously important. I was the secretary of the executive board of my fraternity for a few years and one of my responsibilities was to take the minutes. It is important to note that when taking the minutes, every single word does not have to be recorded. They should be detailed, but…[Read more]

]]> 0 6701ac5e61d1485099e1cd9fc6198a17 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/204/ Sun, 06 Nov 2016 19:02:54 -0500 There are many places within design control that can result in failure. This can either be in the early development stages of development or all the way at the end when the product is communicated with the public and released. In the early stages, a major error can be made when not listing all of the necessary design inputs. Especially in the…[Read more]

]]> 0 8eb4d7882d13126c9316a0b62e3ac6a6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/203/ Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:41:11 -0500 In mechanical engineering, design inputs are otherwise known as design constraints. In simpler terms, design constraints state the mandatory criteria that must be met from the final product design. All of the topics that have been previously stated: functionality, performance, safety, etc. fall under this category. These design constraints must be…[Read more]

]]> 0 a30c510dad32d2c04019875b630394dd https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/202/ Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:19:32 -0500 With my background of mechanical engineering, the process of Design controls for medical device development is very similar to our product design process. The process steps are as follows: define the problem, brainstorm, research and generate ideas, identify criteria, select an approach, model/prototype, test and evaluate, refine, and communicate…[Read more]

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